1016th largest plant in California · 7877th nationally
Santa Rita Jail Hybrid is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 4.9 MW. It generates roughly 13.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,244 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 30% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Santa Rita Jail Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Operator | County Of Alameda Gsa |
| City | Dublin |
| County | Alameda County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 94568 |
| Coordinates | 37.71917, -121.88694 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRJBA | Batteries | Battery | 2.0 MW | Retired | 2012 |
| SRFC2 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| SRJFC | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 2006 |
| SRPV2 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 1.0 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| SRJPV | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.8 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| SRPV3 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel Cell Energy | Danbury, CT | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | California Independent System Operator |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.